A Portable Shelterby Kirsty LoganIllustrated by Liz MyhillThirteen elegant and haunting tales of circuses and stargazing, selkie fishermen and domestic werewolves, child-eating witches and broken-toothed dragons, from one of Scotland’s most exciting young writers.

Hbk: £9.95

Scottish Plays for Schoolsed. Roy McGregor & Liz NivenA collection of six plays by contemporary Scottish writers, suitable for English or Drama classrooms ranging from S1 to S6.

Pbk: £7.99

The Space of FictionVoices From Scotland in a Post-Devolution Ageby Marie-Odile Pittin-HedonThe Space of Fiction shows how contemporary Scottish novelists illuminate a post-national, cosmopolitan, multicultural and even globalised Scotland. Professor Pittin-Hedon explores their notions of space and place, and questions the impact of fiction on the nature of identity.

Pbk: £12.50

Stepping WestwardInaugural Lecturesby Nigel Leask & Alan RiachThese two stimulating lectures, by the Regius Chair of English Literature and Language, and the Chair of Scottish Literature, at the University of Glasgow, are infused with a passion for the validity and worth of English and Scottish – and many other – literatures.

Pbk: £9.95

Treasure IslandsScottish fiction for young readers aged 10–14ed. James Alison & Ronald RentonTreasure Islands is a collection of 160 short reviews of the best Scottish children’s fiction, with information on themes, content, age range and reading level.

Pbk: £6.95

Understanding Grammar in Scotland Todayby John Corbett & Christian KayUnderstanding Grammar in Scotland Today explains basic concepts and presents a method of analysis that is systematic and suitable for complete beginners with no previous experience of formal grammatical study.